Proto-Pasta - 1.75mm 500g Conductive PLA Filament

Description

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Sorry! We had to get that out of our system. Proto-pasta is conductive PLA filament from ProtoPlant. It's a great way to make something with an LED, touch sensor, or some other electronics through your 3D printer. The filament is great for low-voltage circuitry. A great way to think of it is that anything you can run through a 1K resistor should work witht his filament. Not all 3D printers can use flexible filament, so make sure your 3D printer is comptaible before purchasing.

Technical Details

​Strength: Fair strength. More flexible than PLA, but less layer adhesion

Stiffness: Low, semi-flexible

Heat Resistance: Similar to PLA, use below 50C

Layer Adhesion: Fair layer adhesion. Not as good as normal PLA

Flexibility: Filament is quite flexible but will break if bent repeatedly (particularly 2.85mm). Printed parts are rigid if more than a mm or two thick. Thin sections are somewhat flexible but fail along layer lines if flexed more than a few times.

Failure Mode: If flexed to breakage, failure will be along layer lines.

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Ordering full reels vs. cut reels

Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED strips come to us in 4 or 5 meter reels with a 2 or 3-pin JST SM connector on each end and separated power/ground wires as shown in the pic below. If you order a full 4 or 5 meters, you get the full reel with both connectors installed (like the pic below).

If you buy less than a full reel, you'll get a single strip, but it will be a cut piece from a reel which may or may not have a connector on it. If the piece comes from the end of the reel, the connector may be on the output end of the strip!